Ariz. Subcontractor Ordered to Arbitrate Indemnification Claim

PHOENIX - A contract between a general contractor and a roofing subcontractor incorporated an arbitration provision in the construction agreement with the homeowners and mandates arbitration of an indemnification dispute, an Arizona appellate court ruled on Feb. 27. Weatherguard Roofing Co., Inc. v. D.R. Ward Construction Company Inc., No. 1CA-CV 05-0247 (Ariz. Ct. App., Div. 1).

Arizona's Court of Appeals, Division One, affirmed a decision by the Maricopa County Superior Court that denied a request by Weatherguard Roofing Co. for a stay of the arbitration, rejecting the company's argument that it never agreed to arbitrate disputes with general contractor D.R. …